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A Vibrant Platform At The Service Of Cluster Organisations

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is an action of the Cluster Internationalisation Programme for SMEs funded under COSME launched by DG GROW of the European Commission in 2016.
The ECCP provides networking and information support for clusters and their members aiming to improve their performance and increase their competitiveness through trans-national and international cooperation.

About Cluster Organisations

This is the stage on which cluster organisations present themselves - their structures, services, experiences and above all, their interest in cooperation with peers. We invite you to explore this diverse cluster community, identify your potential cooperation partner and show the world what you are good at - by profiling your organisation !

What is ESCP-S3 ?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for smart specialisation investments (ESCP-S3) are transnational cluster partnerships that support cluster cooperation in thematic areas related to regional smart specialisation strategies and to increase the involvement of the industry in the context of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation.

What is ESCP-4i?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCPs-4i) are transnational cluster partnerships that develop and implement a joint internationalination strategy and support SME internationalisation towards third countries beyond Europe.

What are ESCPs ?

The European Strategic Cluster Partnerships have been launched by the European Commission as effective means of supporting cross-border collaboration for the benefit of SMEs with the ultimate goal of boosting economic growth and competitiveness in Europe.

About matchmaking events

ECCP organises inter-European matchmaking events, as well as opportunities for you to meet your peers from other countries – either in EU or abroad. Find also additional international matchmaking opportunities promoted here.

About European Cluster Initiatives

As an information hub, ECCP collects and structures a wide variety of information relevant for cluster organisations from various European programmes and initiatives like the ones below.
These are supporting in different ways the interaction between clusters and for driving the competitiveness of European businesses. We offer you here the unique opportunity to find out more about the most relevant cluster-related projects and what you can learn from them. Or, why not, cooperate with them!

Members of MetaIndustry4 work on the design of an Artificial Intelligence model applied to production planning

The #MI4partners Asturfeito, Idesa, Izertis, thyssenkrupp Norte and Vorago are working on the development of a prototype production planner, based on Artificial Intelligence.

Five member companies of the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster of the Metal Industry in Asturias, MetaIndustry4, are working on the design and development of a prototype of advanced data analysis software, based on Artificial Intelligence algorithms, aimed at facilitating the production planning in metal industrial companies.

The singularity of production systems applied on the manufacture of large equipment, together with the limitations of current planning systems and the difficulties in adapting existing commercial solutions are the main reasons why this project is being implemented as a development experimental. This model will be nourished by the contribution of data and relevant information on the production processes of the participanting industrial companies. While technological developers will work in the design and modeling of the prototype of a system for the planning of the production based on Artificial Intelligence.

In parallel to the development of the Model, the project foresees the constitution of a Working Group of Artificial Intelligence addressed to the Industry, which will be open to all interested partners, and in which the methodology and the lessons learned will be transferred.

For MetaIndustry4, this type of collaborative projects are an example and a model to follow in the progressive adoption of Industry 4.0 in the processes of the Asturian metal industry, the search for a positive impact in the optimization of production and, therefore, in an improvement of the companies competitiveness.

The project “Application of artificial intelligence for production planning in the metal industry” is a project funded by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, through the Program of Support for Innovative Business Groups 2018.